Serious incident to the Kawasaki BK117 registered JA104W on 04/04/2025 at Taketa (Japan)
Loss of load under sling, during training flight for firefighting operations
Responsible entity
Preliminary data based on the notification from the Japanese authorities:
During the training flight for firefighting operations, it dropped unintentionally the suspended helibucket with containing water (approximately 200 litters) over Inaba Dam in Taketa-city.